Biography

Hezekiah Stone was born in 1738 in Lunenburg, Virginia, Lunenburg County was created 6 May 1745 from Brunswick County.The county was named after the Duchy of Brunswick-Lunenburg, which is located in modern-day Germany.

Hezehiah was born to Elizabeth Ann Roberson, age 29, and John Stone, age 36. He had five brothers and one sister. He died in 1797 at the age of 59. Hezekiah's mother Elizabeth Ann passed away in 1775 in Lunenburg, Virginia, at the age of 66. Hezekiah's father John passed away on April 8, 1782, in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, at the age of 80. Hezekiah passed at age 57 in 1797 in Person County, North Carolina

Hezekiah Stone served as a corporal with the The 6th Virginia Regiment[1] Commanded by Capt. Garland during the Revolutionary War. The 6th regiment was raised on December 28, 1775 at Williamsburg, Virginia for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action at the
Battle of Trenton
[2]
Battle of Princeton
[3]
Battle of Brandywine
[4]
Battle of Germantown
[5]
Battle of Monmouth
[6]
and the Siege of Charleston
[7].
The 6th Regiment was merged into the 2nd Virginia Regiment on May 12, 1779.

Hezekiah Stone was released from service in February 1778 while bivouacked at General Washington's Valley Forge winter encampment[8]

DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Hezekiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share DNA with Hezekiah:

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